Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Chickens — Stocks, per capita was 1.68 An per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Cameroon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.68 An per person for chickens — stocks, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks, per capita in Cameroon peaked at 2.42 An per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.5535 An per person, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 108th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5535 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5619 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.6414 An per person | +14.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8623 An per person | +34.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8765 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 1.03 An per person | +17.3% |
| 1967 | 1.17 An per person | +13.9% |
| 1968 | 1.22 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 1.35 An per person | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 1.32 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.28 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 1.25 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.22 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.2 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 1.17 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.18 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.19 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.2 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.21 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.9398 An per person | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7705 An per person | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7606 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.9004 An per person | +18.4% |
| 1984 | 1.27 An per person | +40.6% |
| 1985 | 1.17 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 1.31 An per person | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 1.35 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1.5 An per person | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 1.49 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.55 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 1.61 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 1.58 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.62 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.65 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.68 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.86 An per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 2.03 An per person | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 2.19 An per person | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 2.07 An per person | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.48 An per person | -28.6% |
| 2001 | 2.02 An per person | +37.3% |
| 2002 | 1.97 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.92 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.87 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.05 An per person | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 2.28 An per person | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 2.35 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.42 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2.34 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 2.29 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.27 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.26 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.27 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.27 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.24 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.17 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.12 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.86 An per person | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 1.76 An per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7631 An per person | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 1.86 An per person | +143.4% |
| 2022 | 1.87 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.68 An per person | -10.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.68 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.39 An per person, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.68 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.14 An per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chickens — Stocks, per capita in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +143.4% | 0.7631 An per person | 1.86 An per person |
| 2020 | -56.6% | 1.76 An per person | 0.7631 An per person |
| 1984 | +40.6% | 0.9004 An per person | 1.27 An per person |
| 2001 | +37.3% | 1.48 An per person | 2.02 An per person |
| 1964 | +34.4% | 0.6414 An per person | 0.8623 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9191 An per person | 0.5535 An per person | 1.35 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.22 An per person | 1.17 An per person | 1.32 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.15 An per person | 0.7606 An per person | 1.5 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 An per person | 1.55 An per person | 2.19 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 An per person | 1.48 An per person | 2.42 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 An per person | 1.76 An per person | 2.29 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 An per person | 0.7631 An per person | 1.87 An per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 105 Slovakia 1.73 An per person compare
- 106 Malta 1.71 An per person compare
- 107 Antigua and Barbuda 1.69 An per person compare
- 109 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.67 An per person compare
- 110 Philippines 1.66 An per person compare
- 111 Eswatini 1.57 An per person compare
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chickens — stocks, per capita in Cameroon?
- Chickens — stocks, per capita in Cameroon was 1.68 An per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 An per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks, per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5535 An per person in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for chickens — stocks, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 108th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — stocks, per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chickens — Stocks, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chickens — Stocks ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Stocks Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chickens — Stocks divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.